12 October 2017 Week in Brief: International Europe AUSTRIA: The Social Democrats have fallen to third place in polls ahead of next week’s elections, as a result of a scandal about an internet smear campaign against Sebastian Kurz, leader of the rival Peoples’ Party. The far right Freedom Party is in second place. The… Continue reading Issue 124:2017 10 12:Week in Brief International
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Issue 90:2017 02 02:Politics and the Post-Work World(Neil Tidmarsh)
02 February 2017 Politics and the Post-Work World Hamon says, but Fillon does (allegedly). by Neil Tidmarsh Has anyone else noticed the irony? One politician proposes an idea and it wins him the leadership of his party. Another politician is accused of putting that same idea into practice and it may well lose him the… Continue reading Issue 90:2017 02 02:Politics and the Post-Work World(Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 88:2017 01 19:Week in Brief International
19 January 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe AUSTRIA: The far-right Austrian Freedom Party is trying to distance itself from its traditional anti-semitism by inviting Israeli politicians to seminars on anti-semitism, in what appears to be a tactic to emphasise its anti-Islamic immigration policy. President Rivlin of Israel has condemned the exercise. CYPRUS: The… Continue reading Issue 88:2017 01 19:Week in Brief International
Issue 86: 2017 01 05: Poets Day (Lynda Goetz)
05 January 2017 POETS Day But only once a month for hard-working Japanese. by Lynda Goetz Anyone who has worked in an office may well have heard the term ‘Poets day’ for the last day of the working week, Friday. The term has nothing to do with poetry but is an acronym meaning ‘Piss off… Continue reading Issue 86: 2017 01 05: Poets Day (Lynda Goetz)
